Reviews - Once There Was a Bear: Tales of Before It All Began

49 reviews for:

Once There Was a Bear: Tales of Before It All Began

Jane Riordan, A.A. Milne

4.37 AVERAGE

stephloves's review against another edition

4.0

adventurous funny inspiring lighthearted

another_tbr_list's review against another edition

5.0

adventurous lighthearted relaxing slow-paced

zalusky2025's review against another edition

4.75

adventurous hopeful lighthearted relaxing medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: N/A

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

What a loveable group of friends (and relations). We loved all of the original Winnie the Pooh books but very much loved this prequel to the story.

melissa1991's review against another edition

5.0

adventurous emotional funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted reflective medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: N/A

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

Childhood, nostalgia, nature, toys and adventures!

This is everything that you could want and more from a lovely journey through your childhood Winnie the Pooh explorations!

This children's book is a beautiful interpretation both in writing and illustrations and gives a new perspective on a classic, whilst also giving a wholesome origin story to Christopher Robin and all of his friends (my personal favourite is Eeyore). I have read all of these new stories with my toddler and it's magical to share these new adventures with him.

I would recommend to adults and children alike. What a beautiful story that I'm sure will be re-read again and again by many ❤️